Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations

The Drug Policy Alliance and the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday sent a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) threatening a lawsuit against the state if the recently suspended medical marijuana identification card program is not reinstated by close of business on July 19, the Oakland Tribune reports (Richman, Oakland Tribune, 7/14).

On Wednesday, Lockyer spokesperson Teresa Schilling said the attorney general's office is working "as fast as we can" to issue an opinion on the ID card program.

California Highway Patrol Action

Meanwhile, Oakland-based Americans for Safe Access is seeking an injunction to prevent the California Highway Patrol from seizing medical marijuana from patients who have an ID card or a doctor's recommendation.